Head for barrels and other similar receptacles



. a L. H. DAVEY. HEAD FOR BARRELS AND OTHER SIMILAR RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR-22,1919- Patented May 11, 1-920.

\ IIIIIIIIIV LEIGH H. DAVEY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

HEAD FOR BARRELS AND OTHER SIMILAR RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11,1920.

Application filed April 22, 1919. Serial No. 291,848.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEIGH H. DAVEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heads for Barrels and other Similar Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in heads particularly for barrels and other similar receptacles constructed of paper, fiber board and like materials and the object is to provide ends of the same material as the body of the receptacle which can be readily applied to such body and which will constitute rigid and durable heads to such receptacles and will have a firm and impermeable connection with the body of such receptacles.

My invention contains still other novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter pointed out and described in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of my improved head; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of one form of my improved head showing it in position in a barrel with the barrel partly broken away; Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view of another form of my improved head without the barrel; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of still another form of my improved head without the barrel.

My improved head consists of a body portion A provided with an annular flange B projecting at right angles from its edge a. The body A and flange B may be made integral but preferably they are formed separately in which case the flange B has a portion 6 extending inwardly from its base b and adapted to be secured in any suitable way to the body portion A as by wire stitches, rivets or cement or a combination of such devices, the form shown in the drawings being by wire stitches C. In the preferred form of my improved head shown in Fig. 2, in order to make the head stiifer and stronger without increasing the weight or thickness, the body portion A is composed of layers a, a, and a placed crosswise the grain and glued cemented or otherwise fastened togethel preferably by a substance unaflected by moisture or atmospheric changes and not liable to disintegrate. Where the body portion A consists of more than one layer of material one of the layers is smaller in diameter than the other or others providing a recess a"" in the body portion A to receive the portion I) of the flange B, which is secured in place therein by any suitable means here shown as wire stitches C.

My improved head is inserted in the receptacle, here shown as a barrel D, with the flange B toward the end of the receptacle which the head will close when in place. The receptacle tapering from the bilge toward the ends the flange B will be compressed when the head is forced into place and hold the head in place. This will be suflicient where the contents of the receptacle are light in weight. Otherwise the flange B is further compressed by the band E required by the transportation companies and classification committee which band E may be crimped into the side of the receptacle below the body portion A thereby better securing the head in place and it may also be further secured by wire stitches C.

The particular structure of my improved head is not important. The body portion A may consist of a single layer of material and the flange B be integral with it or the flange B may be attached thereto with the portion Z) over or under or inserted in the body portion A and secured thereto in any suitable manner. a

From the foregoing it will be seen that my invention is simple, that it can be readily attached to the barrel or other receptacle as one manufacturing operation, that when in place it forms a neat closure, that it does not present any projection on the outer surface of the receptacle to form an obstruction or interfere with the handling of the receptacle and that no foreign substance can enter the receptacle after my improved head has been attached thereto.

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A closure for barrels and other like receptacles of the samematerial as such receptacles consisting of a body portion composed of one or more thin pieces of such material made in circular form and placed together with the grains of the material at right an gles and a flange at the periphery of such body portion provided with means of attaching it to such body portion and a projecting compressible portion adapted when the closure is forced into place to be compressed by the narrowing ofithe end of such receptacle.

2. A closure for barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion com posed of several thin pieces of material made in circular form and placed together with the grains of the material at right angles and provided with a recess in its periphery and an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to be secured in said recess, said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position.

3. A closure for barrels and other like re ceptacles consisting of a body portion provided with a recess in its periphery, an annular member provided with an inwardly pro jecting flange adapted to fit in said recess said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacles when placed in position, and means of securing said annular member to the sides of the receptacle.

4:. A closure for barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion provided with a recess in its periphery, an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess, means for impermeably securing said flange in said recess, means for securing said annular member to the sides of said receptacle and means for compressing said annular member when the closure is placed in position.

5. A closure for barrels and like receptacles consisting of a body portion provided with a recess in its periphery, an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess, said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position, and wire stitches securing said annular member to the body portion and to the sides of the receptacle.

6. A closure for barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion provided with a recess in its periphery, an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position, wire stitches securing said annular member to the body portion and to the sides of the receptacle and a metal band extending around and compressing the end of the receptacle and crimped into the side of the receptacle creating an annular projection within said receptacle just below the body portion of the head.

7. A closure for fiber barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion provided with a recess in its periphery,

and an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess, said annular-member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position.

8. A closure for fiber barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion composed of several thin pieces of material made in circular form and placed together with the grains of the material at right angles and provided with a recess in its periphery and an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess, said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed when the closure is placed in position.

9. A closure for fiber barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion of several thin pieces of material made in circular form and placed together with the grains of the material at right angles and provided with a recess in its periphery and an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit in said recess, said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when placed in position.

10. A closure for fiber barrels and other like receptacles, consisting of a body portion of. three layers of material having their grains crossed and the middle layer of material being of smaller diameter than the others and an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit between the upper and lower layers of material, said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position.

11. A closure for fiber barrels and other like receptacles consisting of a body portion composed of three layers of material having their grains crossed and the middle layer being of smaller diameter than the others, an annular member provided with an inwardly projecting flange adapted to fit between the upper and lower layers of material said annular member being compressible and adapted to be compressed by the sides of the receptacle when the closure is placed in position, wire stitches adapted to secure said annular member to said body portion and to the sides of the receptacle and a metal hoop adapted to extend around the end of the receptacle and compress the same and to be crimped into the sides of the receptacle and to form a projection within the receptacle below the head.

12. A closure for barrels and other like receptacles of the same material as such receptacles consisting of a body portion composed of three thicknesses of such material 10 compressed by the narrowing of the end of the receptacle when forced into place and secured to the side of the receptacle by Wire stitches or other suitable means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 15 two subscribing witnesses.

LEIGH H. DAVEY. -Witnesses:

HARTWELL P. HEATH, PARKE L. WOODWARD. 

